Scarf.



. Louis, Missouri,

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or sT. Louis, mssotmr.

sonar.

Application led July 6,

' Specification. of Letters Patent. l

1909. Serial No. 506,034.

Patented May 25,1912.

To all whom t may concern Beit known that citizen of the United States,residing'at St. have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inScarfs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,such as will enable others skilled to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being Ihad to the accompanying drawings, formingpart' of this specification, in Which-i Figure 1 is` a detailed view ofmy improved scarf.V Fig.. 2 is a sectional viewon line 2-2, Fig. l. Fig.3 is a view illustrating my improved scarf inl position.

This -invention rel tes to a new and useful improvement in-scar s, ornecktiesuasv they are commonly called, the object being to construct ascarf so that it will slide freely and easily through aturndown orfoldedl collar. Turndowncollars as now commonly made and sold areprovided with a buttonhole at the back 'through `whichthe en d of thecollarl button projects and 'when the scarf is placed in position, if itis' .above the button, it is caught in the wedge-shaped opening andprevented from sliding, or it is stretched over the head of the-buttonandk pressed f there-between and theouter'fold of the col- 30 larso that1t .cannot move withl freedom. j f

My invention consists `in providing the necktie with a slot, sothatthe`head of the "button may. project through and provide' an opensliding space for the tie atthe'back yof .p

the collar.

I, THEoDonE ZIocx, a.

VIn the drawings, l indicates the scarf which may be of any design orpattern, and preferably made of the same kind of material throughout itslength. In the back of the neck portion of the scarf, there is anopening 2, preferably four or ive inches long to enable ready adjustmentof the tie, said opening being linished by button-hole stitching o r anydesired form of stitching 3. If desired to reinforce the tie atk thispoint, crinoline or 1 other 'stiffening or reinforcing material 4: maybe employed as shown in Fig. 2. f

Having thus described my invention, what f I claim is:

. 'A scarf made of thesame kind of material throughout its length andprovided with a long vslot extending neck encircling portion-forreceiving a collar' button, and stidening strips secured in f said scarfextending from said slot to thel edges of the scarf whereby saidportions of the scarf are held flat and extended forhthe v*purpose-ofprevent-ing said portions folding upon one another. In testimonylwhereof signature int e 'presence oftwowitnesses,

this 1st day of July, l 1909;

',Witnesses Y .l i F. R. v.CoRNwALL,

LENORE CLARK.'

longitudinally in the Y 6o I hereunto aiiix my THEoDoRE Zrocx.' t

